If you’re creating your first eLearning course with a new LMS, here’s a tip: Grab your slide deck (PowerPoint, Haiku Deck—whatever you use) and upload it. You can always delete this “test course” later. But in the meantime you’ll get a good feel—very quickly—for how your LMS works. And, you’ll also quickly learn that simply uploading an existing slide deck doesn’t (usually) create an engaging online course in and of itself.

A recent employee survey by Software Advice, a site that researches learning management systems, reveals thought-provoking data on how corporate learning programs can drive employee engagement. It’s logical that studies of employee engagement involve understanding training program satisfaction. Investment in employee training is viewed positively by employees and prospective employees alike, as indicated in lists of “the best companies to work for”, because it is viewed as an investment in people.

This article is the second in a two-part series on mLearning. The first article,Why Mobile Learning is Here to Stay, covered why you should consider embedding mLearning into your overall learning strategy.

How do you know if your online training course content is engaging? More importantly, which parts of your course is less engaging? In traditional online learning, you don’t receive feedback until it’s too late, if you receive any feedback at all. And for those trainees who do provide feedback, it may be unique to their experience, which will make it difficult for you to view this information in aggregate. Another challenge for trainers is knowing which parts of their online course are engaging.

“According to i4cp surveys, improving employee productivity is one of the most important people-management issues, with almost 9 out of 10 participants predicting that the issue will grow in importance over the next decade.”

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